incinerate

incinerate is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed. [Obs.] Bacon.
  2. 2.To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. Bacon. It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. Boyle.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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